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Know more about Gir Cow -

• The Gir or Gyr is one of the principal Zebu breeds originating in India.
• It has been used locally in the improvement of other breeds including the Red Sindhi and the Sahiwal.
• It was also one of the breeds used in the development of the Brahman breed in North America.
• In Brazil and other South American countries the Gir is used frequently because, as a Bos indicus breed, it is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases.
• It is well known for its milk producing qualities and is often bred with Friesian cows to make the Girolando breed.
• The Gir is distinctive in appearance, typically having a rounded and domed forehead (being the only ultraconvex breed in the world), long pendulous ears and horns which spiral out and back.
• Gir are generally mottled with the color ranging from red through yellow to white, black being the only unacceptable color.
• They originated in west India in the state of Gujarat and have since spread to neighboring Maharashtra and Rajasthan.